Catalytic combustion and conversion of methane are characterized by a complex interaction of transport and chemical reactions on the catalytic surface and in the gas phase. Computational tools have been developed in which the catalytic processes are coupled to the surrounding flow. These tools are applied to study catalytic combustion of methane on platinum and catalytic conversion of methane t...

Nickel–molybdenum (Ni–Mo) materials are widely used functional oxide catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. In this work, we investigate the high activity of Ni–Mo by depositing size-controlled Ni nanocrystals (NCs) onto Mo substrates. We observe a synergistic increase in catalytic activity that does not scale with the Ni–Mo interface length. This evidence points to a bulk electronic in...

Knowledge of the structure of catalysts is essential to understand their behavior, which further facilitates development of an active, selective, and stable catalyst. Determining the structure of a functioning catalyst is essential in this regard. The structure of a catalyst is prone to change during the catalytic process and needs to be determined in its working conditions. In this tutorial re...

the electrocatalytic oxidation of captopril (cap) was studied by modified carbon nanotubes paste electrode in the presence of isoproterenol (ispt) using cyclic voltammetry (cv), chronoamperometry and square wave voltammetry (swv). also, the values of catalytic rate constant (k), and electron transfer coefficient (α) for cap were calculated. the mechanism of ca electrochemical behavior at the mo...

in recent years, the effects of heterogeneous catalysts for the oxidation of organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastewaters are spread. traditionally, these reactions are usually carried out using suspensions of photo-catalysts such as tio2. a chemical method including ticl4, al(no3)3, ethanol amine, ethyl acetoacetate and aqueous ammonia were used for the fabrication of tio2-al2o3 ...

the monolithic catalytic converter is still the main pollution control device for modern vehicles in order to reach the ever-increasing legislative demands for low emission standards. the catalytic converters require a large expansion from the exhaust pipe to the front face of the monolith. unfortunately, packaging constraints often do not permit the use of long diffusers. hence, flow separatio...

In this paper, we show that PtAu and PdAu random alloy dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles with an average size of ∼1.6 nm have different catalytic activity trends for allyl alcohol hydrogenation. Specifically, PtAu nanoparticles exhibit a linear increase in activity with increasing Pt content, whereas PdAu dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles show a maximum activity at a Pd content of ∼60%. B...

The preparation of vanadyl pyrophosphate (VPO) strongly influences their catalytic activity in partial oxidation of butane to maleic anhydride. The characteristics of VOHPO4•0.5H2O, (called “the precursor” in this paper) are strongly influenced by the reagents, the ratio of phosphorous to vanadium, the nature of the solvent and the conditions of the reduction step during the preparation. Synhes...

A metal-free, mild and efficient method for the synthesis of 2-methylquinolines was successfully developed by condensation of anilines with vinyl ethers in the presence of catalytic amount of iodine. Modification of both pyridine and benzene moieties was easily achieved by changing only the vinyl ether and aniline. In this reaction, the iodine species was revealed to show dual behavior; molecul...

An X-ray structure of the F1 portion of the mitochondrial ATP synthase shows asymmetry and differences in nucleotide binding of the catalytic beta subunits that support the binding change mechanism with an internal rotation of the gamma subunit. Other structural and mutational probes of the F1 and F0 portions of the ATP synthase are reviewed, together with kinetic and other evaluations of catal...